Altered Art - Journals

An altered art artist takes an object (old or new) and cuts, tears, glues, burns, folds, paints, adds to, collages, rebinds, gold-leafs, creates pop-ups, rubber-stamps, drills, bolts, or bejewels it! The artist may add pockets and niches to hold tags, rocks, ephemera, or other three-dimensional objects. The artist creates something new, perhaps repurposing it. Altered art upcycling keeps many cast off objects from becoming trash! I am fond of rescuing Barbie doll houses.